Date fixed for appeal on freight rates in Crow's Nest case
Ottawa reports Premier King announcing that the government will present arguments on Thursday December 4 in the appeal from the Board of Railway Commissioners ruling on Crow's Nest Pass freight rates. Cabinet members discussed the appeal alongside the commission's hearing date with coordination sought for simultaneous proceedings.
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Ottawa
Western Provinces
Board of Railway Commissioners
King
Railway Commission
Supreme Court of Canada
Ontario Entry Wins At Guelph Show
The final day of the winter fair at Guelph Ontario focused on market cattle judging with 62 animals present. Grand champion steer was Matchless Duke, entered by John Kopas of Elora Ontario, earning the coveted ribbon after a hard contest against Manitoba Aberdeen Angus from the Manitoba Agricultural College.
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Guelph
Ont
John Kopas
Elora
Manitoba
Aberdeen Angus
Manitoba Agricultural College
Earthquake Devastates Java’s Batavia and Kedu Districts
A strong quake in Java’s Batavia region has killed about 300 people with numerous others missing. Shocks lasted two days and caused widespread destruction in native towns of the Kedu district including a village that vanished into a river.
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Batavia
Java
Kedu
Canadians on duty at Wembley sail for Canada
London report says the police who served at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley left for Canada on November 14. A large group of railway officials on duty at Wembley also sailed on the Montrose, along with numerous New Zealand and Australian representatives returning home via Canada from the expo.
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London
Wembley
Canada
New Zealand
Women deputation urges ban on canned heat in Ontario
A deputation of United Women's Educational Federation members met Attorney-General Nickle in Toronto to urge legislation prohibiting sale of canned heat like methylated spirits and extracts, arguing the products are being used as intoxicants.
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Toronto
Ontario
United Women’s Educational Federation
Nickle
No Advance In Lake Freight Rates Reported
Lake freight rates show no general rise at Fort William Ontario as grain commission records indicate only end of season charters with about a half cent increase a recurring pattern at season end.
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Fort William
Ont
Grain Commission
Memorial Stone Honors First Official French Air Flight
A memorial stone was inaugurated at Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne to commemorate the first officially controlled airplane flight in France. The event marks M. Santos-Dumont covering 220 meters in 21 15 seconds on November 12, 1906.
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Paris
France
Bagatelle
Bois de Boulogne
M. Santos-Dumont
Former Ontario treasurer jailed for sale of bends conspiracy
Peter Smith former provincial treasurer for Ontario entered Portsmouth penitentiary on November 15 to serve three years for conspiring to defraud the province in the sale of bends.
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Kingston
Peter Smith
Ontario
Portsmouth Penitentiary
Swedish Poet Wins Nobel Prize in Literature 1824
The Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel prize in literature to Polish author Vladislaw Reymont. He is noted as part of the later Polish literary school and joins a distinguished ranks of laureates.
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Stockholm
Swedish Academy
Vladislaw Reymont
May Cease To Exist Paris
A communique from the Regalation Commission outlines reorganization measures to be enforced by January 31. It notes possible reductions in the work of the Preparations Commission and hints at the partial or total eclipse of the commission's role through new organizational structures.
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Paris
Regalation Commission
Commission
King Fuad Foresees Stable Sudan Rule From Egypt
King Fuad in the throne speech at Cairo opening Parliament voiced confidence in eventual negotiations with Britain after Premier Said Zagtoul Pasha's recent visit. He asserted Egypt would reach its goals through right, national unity, loyalty to the throne, and Nile valley solidarity, safeguarding rights in both Nile regions.
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Cairo
Egypt
Fuad
Said Zagtoul Pasha
Great Britain
The
Nile
Premier Greenfield to discuss returning public lands reef rights
Premier Greenfield of Alberta will visit this month for a conference on reclaiming to the province its public lands and mineral rights. No similar Manitoba or Saskatchewan move has been signaled. Eastern reports of a new inter-provincial conference are unfounded. Western-leaning views favor tackling provinces individually due to differing interests.
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Ottawa
Greenfield
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Border Patrol Boosts Force on Canadian Boundary
Immigration officials report increased illegal entry at the Canadian border as harvest ends. The Border Patrol will be strengthened to 450 men to curb alien smuggling from Manitoba and Ontario into North Dakota and Minnesota following a Winnipeg dispatch.
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Washington
United States
Winnipeg
United States Border Patrol
North Dakota
Minnesota
Manitoba
Ontario
Wembley Exhibition Revival Sparks Canada Plans
Stanley Baldwin’s pledge to reopen the Wembley fair next year has revived interest. Major Tomie says he awaits official Ottawa word but has begun plans to make the second exhibition more representative of Canada and expects greater Canadian participation than this year.
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Stanley Baldwin
Tomiie
Ottawa
Canada
France to Pay Canada War Debt on December 31
The French ambassador told Canada’s High Commissioner that France will settle its war debt to Canada on December 31, totaling 5 657 000 dollars. This action clears outstanding obligations from the war period.
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France
London
P. C. Larkin
Canada
Fatal Post Office explosion rocks Grand Rapids
Two men were killed one dying and 12 injured when a powerful blast destroyed the loading dock and receiving room at the Grand Rapids main post office causing about 50000 dollars in damage.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
German Jewelers Busy Pforzheim
German jewelers in Pforzheim report full capacity operation to meet Christmas orders as one of the few German industries running at full time.
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Pforzheim
Germany
London Dinner Welcomes Exile Oma Goldman
Oma Goldman, deported in 1919 as an undesirable alien, was welcomed by about three hundred Britons at a dinner in London. She described years in Russia praising liberty and condemning Bolshevism as an international disease, and pledged to continue fighting for freedom wherever she is.
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London
Oma Goldman
United States
England
Miss Goldman
Russia
Ottawa conference urges further talks on tax problems
A resolution from a closing conference session, led by J A Robb, urges another conference among seven provinces to address administrative tax issues. The agenda includes joint jurisdiction overlaps, income tax handling, sales tax exemptions for provincial purchases, subsidies alignment, taxation of national railways, succession duties, and broader tax cuts.
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Ottawa
J. A. Robb
French scheme to lower living cost faces import plan
Paris reports the federation of French provision traders proposes importing 40,000 head of sheep and cattle from Argentina Uruguay and Abyssinia to reduce meat prices by at least 10 cents a pound. Premier Herriot agreed to push Agriculture Minister to consider allowing the plan to operate.
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Paris
Federation of French
Herriot
Fiie
Uruguay
Abyssinia
Federation
Dickens Home Gads-Lill Place to Become Girls Boarding School
The former residence of Charles Dickens, known as Gads-Lill Place, is undergoing conversion into a young ladies boarding school, preserving the building while offering new academic use.
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Charles Dickens
Prairies Seek Leave to Appeal Crow's Nest Rates
The prairie provinces will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court from the railway commission decision on Crow's Nest rates. A hearing is expected in Ottawa on November 24 after the chief commissioner returns from the west. The cabinet has deferred suspending the commission's order.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Supreme Court
Railway Commission
Large Wheat Decline in Ottawa Crop Report
The bureau of statistics lowers the wheat crop estimate to 71,622,000 bushels, down 20,000,000 from the prior forecast. Provisional yields for the three prairie provinces show Wheat 245,306,000, Oats 233,435,000, Barley 66,320,000, Rye 11,768,000, Flaxseed 9,641,000, with last year’s final figures noted in brackets.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
Singapore Naval Base Construction Planned by British
Premier S. M. Bruce stated in a recent speech that the new British Government would push forward promptly with building the naval base at Singapore and implement the decisions of the Imperial Economic Conference from last year.
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Singapore
Sydney
Australia
S. M. Bruce
Finance Minister to Broadcast Drive for French Internal Loan
Clemente will open the selling campaign for the new French internal loan by broadcasting from his office chair. He will extol the bonds and explain advantages to investors and the government in a comfortable modern fashion.
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Paris
Clemente
Namba Condemned to Death in Attempt on Hirohito
Daisuke Namba, charged with attempting to assassinate Prince Regent Hirohito while he traveled from the Imperial Palace to the Diet on December 17 last year, was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court in a closed trial.
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Tokio
Daisuke Namba
Hirohito
Diet
Supreme Court
Britain and Mexico Relations Under Reopen Investigation
London reports the new Conservative administration plans a full investigation into relations between Britain and Mexico. The cabinet aims for a friendly stance following De La Huerta's overthrow, with Austen Chamberlain likely to appoint a committee to study the ties between the two nations.
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London
Great Britain
Mexico
de la Huerta
Austen Chamberlain
Australia Wants Voice in Empire Policy
Premier Bruce told a Sydney audience that Australia would automatically be at war if attacked as part of the British Empire and urged Australia be consulted in framing Empire foreign policy to protect its position and security.
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Bruce
Sydney
Australia
Dubbon
New South Wales
Great Britain
Pact Urged by Britain France and Belgium for Europe
Brussels Foreign Minister Hymans urged an Anglo French Belgian pact as the surest security for peace in Europe. He noted Belgium’s ongoing hope and work toward such a treaty while praising the League of Nations protocol as a step toward disarmament and peace.
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Brussels
Europe
Hymans
Ffairs
Belgium
US May Soon Purchase Farm Products
President Coolidge spoke to the Association of Land Grant Colleges outlining government efforts to avert agricultural misfortunes and urging farmers to adopt new production and marketing methods. He stressed bridging surplus problems and preparing for the nation to become a major agricultural buyer, with focus on economies in distributing and scientific marketing.
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Washington
Coolidge
Association of Land Grant Colleges
Geddes says USInfluence Deep on UK and Dominions
Sir Auckland Geddes told Westminster Hall that the United States exercises profound influence on the United Kingdom Canada and other Dominions and that Washington shows an instinctive understanding of their difficulties. The remarks align with long held views of improving ties with Canada and the Empire. He noted the Dominions that look on the Pacific and hinted at a shared stance on Japanese immigration.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Sir Auckland Geddes
Sir Auckland
Westminster Hall
London
United Kingdom
Canada
Dominions
British Empire
Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
Defeat of Victorian Labor Government
Melbourne reports the Victorian Labor Government defeated in the legislature by a 34 to 28 vote on a motion of want of confidence. The motion was led by J Allan, leader of the Farmers' party. The outcome had been anticipated by observers.
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Melbourne
Australia
Labor
J. Allan
Suit Seeks 100000 Damages From Leopold and Loeb
A $100000 damage suit was filed in Circuit Court in Joliet against Nathan F. Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb by Charles Ream a Chicago taxicab driver. The filing claims the two mutilated a victim named Robert Franks and remain serving life terms.
CPR Buys Nova Scotia Land For Settlers
CPR purchases Digby County rural land in Nova Scotia to settle about two hundred families starting next spring under new financial arrangements. The acquisition aims to support colonization and development of the tract for settler housing and farms.
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Montreal
Actina
C.P.R
Digby County
Nova Scotia
Western Farmers Sweep Prizes at Western Ontario Fair
At the Western Ontario Fair in Sas katchewan and Manitoba contenders shine. Beauty Chief owned by Amos Black of Moffat Ont. wins best Bull. Wright Farms of Drinkwater Saskatchewan takes champion female on Clipper Zoo. Ben Finlayson Brandon wins aged and three-year stallions. Dr D D Reid Canova Sask wins stallion yearling. John Bryce Arcola Sask takes foal stallion.
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Guelph
Ont
Western Canada
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Beauty Chief
Amos Black
Moffat
Wright Farms
Drinkwater
Clipper Zoo
J. I. Miller
Kane
Man
Clydesdales
Ben Finlayson
Brandon
Dr. D. D. Reid
Canova
Sask
John Bryce
Arcola
Exploration Ship Has Ended Drift Near Arctic
The Maud, under Raald Amundsen, sent an unfavourable update to Otto Sverdrup about drifting past the North Pole. Fridtjof Nansen believes the ship has abandoned the drift and is aiming for Bering Strait, likely due to depleted oil and reliance on sails to reach safety.
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Christiania
Otto Sverdrup
Raald Amundsen
Maud
North Pole
Arctic
Fridtjof Nansen
Bering Strait
Edmonton Premier Greenfield Sets Policy on Lethbridge District
Premier Greenfield carried a definite government policy on colonizing the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District and settling landowners financial matters. He plans to discuss the financial adjustment with leaders of Toronto mortgage houses now involved in Southern Alberta investments.
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Edmonton
Greenfield
Lethbridge
Toronto
Alberta
Robbery by Bogus Inspectors in Montreal
Two men posing as radio inspectors forced entry to Mrs. Zoe Marlotte’s home in Montreal. They bound and gagged her, stole her rings and two gold watches, then packed away as much family silver as a sack could hold.
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Montreal
Zoe Marlotte
Plague Breaks Out in Native Quarter near Secunderabad
An epidemic of bubonic plague has caused 4,000 deaths and spread to the native quarter of Trimalgiri near Secunderabad. One victim is identified as a British soldier.
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Secundrabad
British India
Trimalgiri
Here
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